Man wanted after brutal attack: Sheriff

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating a man deputies say beat his ex-girlfriend and a good Samaritan who tried to stop the attack. Deputies say 35-year-old Jose Chaidez of Haines City threatened his 64-year-old ex-girlfriend with a butcher knife, slapped her with the knife, struck her and pulled her by the hair at the J and S Food Mart located at 3084 East Hinson Avenue in Haines City shortly before 4 :30 p.m. on Saturday.